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the president of the united ates barac obama in a speech at the united nations talked about the same issues. >> it's been less than two years since a vendor in tunesia set himself on fire to protest the oppressive corruption in his country. and sparked with what became known as the arab spring. and since then the world has been captivated by the transformation that has taken place. and the united states has supported the forces of change. we have taken these positions because we believe that freedom and self-determination are not unique to one culture. these are not simply american values or western values. they are uniform values. -- universal values. and even though there are huge challenges to come with the transition to democracy, i'm con finsed that-- convinced that ultimately government of the people, by the people and for the people is more likely to bring about the stability, prosperity and individual opportunity that serve as a basis for peace in our world. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> funding for char
the president of the united ates barac obama in a speech at the united nations talked about the same issues. >> it's been less than two years since a vendor in tunesia set himself on fire to protest the oppressive corruption in his country. and sparked with what became known as the arab spring. and since then the world has been captivated by the transformation that has taken place. and the united states has supported the forces of change. we have taken these positions because we believe...
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we begin today with the united nations general. nations general assembly that kicked off today in new york city president obama took to the stage and spoke out on several foreign policy issues reiterating his message of freedom throughout the middle east he spoke about the inspiration of the arab spring and the power of the people to take to the streets to topple dictators depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear and on the rule of law and due process that guarantees the rights of all people in other words true democracy real freedom is hard work those in power have to resist the temptation to crackdown on dissidents. well president obama went on to say that the regime of syrian president bashar al assad must come to an end and that the u.s. which is willing to take action to ensure that the transition happens people everywhere long for the freedom to determine their destiny the dignity that comes with work the comfort that comes with faith and the justice that exists when governments serve
we begin today with the united nations general. nations general assembly that kicked off today in new york city president obama took to the stage and spoke out on several foreign policy issues reiterating his message of freedom throughout the middle east he spoke about the inspiration of the arab spring and the power of the people to take to the streets to topple dictators depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear and on the rule of law and due process...
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this conversation was recorded on friday while he was attending the united nations general assembly. >> by the end of 2013 we will have-- 2014 we lch 352,000 afghan security forces and even more importantly quality wise they will be very capable. some time ago i visited afghanistan myself and i had an opportunity to observe with my own eyes afghan special operation forces in action and i was very impressed by what i saw. so the taliban miscalculate the situation if they think their situation will be better by the end of 2014. they will be faced with a very strong and capable afghan security force. >> rose: we continue by looking at a new project in brooklyn, it's a basketball arena and a development. it brought together interesting people, including mikhail prokhorov and irina prok rovea his sister, bruce ratner the developer and karen brooks hop hopkins. >> i think the barkley center is in keeping with the spirit of brooklyn. >> wh n what way? >> it's like very energetic and you know in the history there were a lot of claims to change urban landscapes just ifill tow and we do rememb
this conversation was recorded on friday while he was attending the united nations general assembly. >> by the end of 2013 we will have-- 2014 we lch 352,000 afghan security forces and even more importantly quality wise they will be very capable. some time ago i visited afghanistan myself and i had an opportunity to observe with my own eyes afghan special operation forces in action and i was very impressed by what i saw. so the taliban miscalculate the situation if they think their...
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but one of the purposes of the united nations is to see that we harness the power for peace so obama is pretty much taking that yahoo's wishes pretty seriously we already know where romney stands on the issue why is it that the u.s. has such a why is it that israel has such a heavy influence on such a delicate issue well there's two parts to that question one has to do with this moment we're in the election cycle everything's about the election and bibi netanyahu the prime minister of israel seems to think that he has the right to weigh in on our elections and say who he wants he clearly wants to elect romney he thinks that romney is going to do a better job in fact all the israeli leaders have actually said that there has been no u.s. leader who has been more supportive of israel than president obama despite the occasional little squabble between the two leaders you know in terms of style but substantively this is all about the election so. bibi netanyahu statements were what he thinks were going to help the campaign of the of the romney campaign in fact i think a lot of people in t
but one of the purposes of the united nations is to see that we harness the power for peace so obama is pretty much taking that yahoo's wishes pretty seriously we already know where romney stands on the issue why is it that the u.s. has such a why is it that israel has such a heavy influence on such a delicate issue well there's two parts to that question one has to do with this moment we're in the election cycle everything's about the election and bibi netanyahu the prime minister of israel...
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while just across town at the united nations, president obama spoke before the united nations general assembly. it was his final u.n. address of this term. and the problems in and around the middle east dominated both speeches as the president and governor romney addressed everything from iran's nuclear program to the attack that killed our ambassador in libya. ed henry is our chief white house correspondent and toking president obama. both men really duking it out on foreign policy all of a sudden. >> that's right. one city, two candidates and two different visions. it's clear that mitt romney is charging that the president is sitting on the side line, not active enough in the middle east. the president, as you noted, his suggestion is look, you can't dictate the facts on the ground in the middle east. some of this has to play out. where we see that most acutely is on iran where mitt romney is suggesting we should be more aggressive, maybe use military action. the president today said give sanctions some more time to work. although he added this caveat. >> that's why a coalition of c
while just across town at the united nations, president obama spoke before the united nations general assembly. it was his final u.n. address of this term. and the problems in and around the middle east dominated both speeches as the president and governor romney addressed everything from iran's nuclear program to the attack that killed our ambassador in libya. ed henry is our chief white house correspondent and toking president obama. both men really duking it out on foreign policy all of a...
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if the united nations is aoptics, bad optics. the leader who has the goal of the destruction of israel is speaking on the holy day. this is not an accident but iranian wanted it that way, and it is not an accident, rubbing salt in the wound. more troubling to u.n. watcher who says it is not so much the u.n. not moving the speech, maybe why the white house did not try or care. very good do have you, professor. what do you make of the timing? accidental? weird? deliberate? >>guest: this is a guy who has dedicated his time in office to antisemetism, to the destruction of the state of israel. he obviously is happy with the opportunity to speak on the holiest day of the jewish calendar. it suits him. the question is, why does it suit us? what are we doing abouting this to happen? >>neil: you argue because it is the united nations does not mean you let every kook in the country. >>guest: there is a headquarters agreement the we have an obligation to allow transit to and from the headquarters district as it is called on first avenue in
if the united nations is aoptics, bad optics. the leader who has the goal of the destruction of israel is speaking on the holy day. this is not an accident but iranian wanted it that way, and it is not an accident, rubbing salt in the wound. more troubling to u.n. watcher who says it is not so much the u.n. not moving the speech, maybe why the white house did not try or care. very good do have you, professor. what do you make of the timing? accidental? weird? deliberate? >>guest: this is...
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. >> president obama told the united nations yesterday even though keeping nuclear weapons out of iran is a top priority there's no use of the military because there's still time to see if sanki saipgss will slow them down. >> nuclear iran is not a challenge that can be contained it will threaten the nation of israel the security of golf nation and stability of the global economy. it risks triggering a nuclear arms race and unravel have gone of the nonproliferation treaty. that's why a coalition is holding the iranian government. we must do what we can to prevent obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> a day ahead of ahmadinejad it's country showed off a drone that can stay in the sky for 24-hours and travel 1100 miles which puts the s. and israeli regions on notice. this will has president obama put world leaders on notice that as the air stretches into the winter time there is a need to figure out why things are so tense between the arab world an the west. even if an american made movie upset a particular group free speech will always be protected and valued in this country. >> oo just as we
. >> president obama told the united nations yesterday even though keeping nuclear weapons out of iran is a top priority there's no use of the military because there's still time to see if sanki saipgss will slow them down. >> nuclear iran is not a challenge that can be contained it will threaten the nation of israel the security of golf nation and stability of the global economy. it risks triggering a nuclear arms race and unravel have gone of the nonproliferation treaty. that's...
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the united nation answered the arab league briefed the u.n. security council members on his recent trip to the region. he told u.n. security council members that the conflict in syria was going from bad to worse and said that it is now threatening regional stability and international peace. despite that grim assessment, he said there was a possibility for hope to end the conflict, but really did not spell out how exactly he was going to try and bring that about. the ongoing conflict in syria is expected to dominate the agenda throughout the course of the week at the united nations. on wednesday, egypt's president mohamud morsi, who has already called for president bashar al assad to step down from power is expected to address the general assembly, where he is also expected to reiterate those calls once again. nbc news, cairo. >>> a radical muslim cleric has lost an eight-year battle against deportation to the u.s. abu hamza al masri is imprisoned in england on a variety of terror-related crimes. for nearly ten years, he has been fighting effor
the united nation answered the arab league briefed the u.n. security council members on his recent trip to the region. he told u.n. security council members that the conflict in syria was going from bad to worse and said that it is now threatening regional stability and international peace. despite that grim assessment, he said there was a possibility for hope to end the conflict, but really did not spell out how exactly he was going to try and bring that about. the ongoing conflict in syria is...
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>>neil: you argue because it is the united nations does not mean you let every kook in the country. >>guest: there is a headquarters agreement the we have an obligation to allow transit to and from the headquarters district as it is called on first avenue in new york city. there is also another part of the headquarters agreement. that says there shall not be, it will be prohibited, racial and religious discrimination, in the headquarters district. ahmadinejad is a racist in chief. that is what he does best. not only is everything that comes from his mouth a violation of the charter, he clearly has dedicated himself to the wiping off a u.n. member to its total destruction. he is in violation of the charter. we could have used the headquarter agreement to keep him out. >>neil: but the u.n., only in the united nations can the security council, some of the members are rotated, where iran could be a member and police itself. how does that happen? does the u.n. mock itself with this type of open policy? >>guest: we have had syria on the security council. we have had saudi arabia, china, c
>>neil: you argue because it is the united nations does not mean you let every kook in the country. >>guest: there is a headquarters agreement the we have an obligation to allow transit to and from the headquarters district as it is called on first avenue in new york city. there is also another part of the headquarters agreement. that says there shall not be, it will be prohibited, racial and religious discrimination, in the headquarters district. ahmadinejad is a racist in chief....
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he is expected to speak shortly at the assembly at the united nations. minestrone chicken sausage but that is okay. that's why the italians invented minestrone to use leftovers. programming note for you. both president obama and mitt romney will lay out their views on education today at nbc's occasion nation summit. you can see mitt romney live at 11:00 a.m. he is interviewed by none other than brian williams and president obama's interview airs at 2:00 p.m. we will be right back. just pick, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. [ male announcer ] fedex office. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we inves
he is expected to speak shortly at the assembly at the united nations. minestrone chicken sausage but that is okay. that's why the italians invented minestrone to use leftovers. programming note for you. both president obama and mitt romney will lay out their views on education today at nbc's occasion nation summit. you can see mitt romney live at 11:00 a.m. he is interviewed by none other than brian williams and president obama's interview airs at 2:00 p.m. we will be right back. just pick,...
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. >> the president warned iran in an address to our allies and our enemies at the united nations john assembly. the president started the speech with a tribute to the ambassador to libya, christopher stevens, a couple weeks after he was assassinated along with three other americans on u.s. soil at the consulate in benghazi. the date was 9/11. >> chris stevens embodied the best of america. he built bridges across oceans of cultures and deeply invested in the international cooperation that the united nations represents. today, we must reafell our future will be determined by people like chris stevens and not by his killer. >>shepard: the attack came during a spike in anti-american violence in north africa some in response to the amateur anti-islam video that marked mohammed. the president today said the u.s. government had nothing to do with the video and condemned the backlash. he defended the constitution from protecting the trite practice free speech. >> americans have fought and died around the globe to protect the right of all people to express their views, even views we disagree w
. >> the president warned iran in an address to our allies and our enemies at the united nations john assembly. the president started the speech with a tribute to the ambassador to libya, christopher stevens, a couple weeks after he was assassinated along with three other americans on u.s. soil at the consulate in benghazi. the date was 9/11. >> chris stevens embodied the best of america. he built bridges across oceans of cultures and deeply invested in the international cooperation...
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live to the united nations. president obama getting ready for a global address in just a few minutes. he'll speak to delegates and fellow world leaders at the united nations. at the top of his mind, the rising violence in the middle east. >>> monday night debacle. a lot of upset football fans after the seahawks get a controversial win over the green bay packers. did the replace amecement refs this touchdown call right? >>> lynyrd skynyrd known for using the confederate flag during their concerts. they might be changing their tune again. >>> and it's one of the most important tools for a young mind a proper lunch. but now complaints are growing. does michelle obama's initiative give students enough to eat at school? "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol costello. we begin this hour with president obama about to face two very different audiences. just minutes from now the president will address the united nations general assembly, but it's not just world leaders wh
live to the united nations. president obama getting ready for a global address in just a few minutes. he'll speak to delegates and fellow world leaders at the united nations. at the top of his mind, the rising violence in the middle east. >>> monday night debacle. a lot of upset football fans after the seahawks get a controversial win over the green bay packers. did the replace amecement refs this touchdown call right? >>> lynyrd skynyrd known for using the confederate flag...
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that you make to the united nations and look forward to visiting egypt again. thank you. >> ( translated ): and i thank you very much and i would like to take this opportunity to salute all of those who are listening to me in the united states or in the rest of the world, the entire world, and the people of egypt. my family as i am right now in the united nations to present the egyptian point of view as to what's happening in the world and i hope for peace and stability for the entire world. >> rose: thank you very much. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
that you make to the united nations and look forward to visiting egypt again. thank you. >> ( translated ): and i thank you very much and i would like to take this opportunity to salute all of those who are listening to me in the united states or in the rest of the world, the entire world, and the people of egypt. my family as i am right now in the united nations to present the egyptian point of view as to what's happening in the world and i hope for peace and stability for the entire...
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he is in new york for the united nations general assembly. the conflict in syria is an essential focus. president obama spoke about the issue earlier today. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there's a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest. in a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding the rights does not end in the cycle of sectarian violence. together we must stand with those syrians who believe in a different vision, a syria that is united and inclusive where children don't need to fear their own government. and they have a say, sunni's and christians. that's what america stands for, that's what we will stand for sanctions and consequences to those who persecute and support for those who work for the common good. >> rose: they have the resolution to increase the government three times. meanwhile the killing in syria continues. they're up to 30,000 estimated
he is in new york for the united nations general assembly. the conflict in syria is an essential focus. president obama spoke about the issue earlier today. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there's a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest. in a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding the rights does not...
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the united nations that the world has until next summer to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the white house reacted by saying the u.s. shares israel's goal of stopping that from happening but so far it has refused to set an ultimatum. nbc's danielle leigh reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears about iran's nuclear program, israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> today a great battle is being waged. >> reporter: just one day after iran's president mahmoud amadinejad spoke, he netanyahu delivered an ultimatum. >> a red line should be drawn right here before, before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. >> reporter: israel and the west suspect iran is trying build a nuclear weapon and fear the impact on the region, but so far diplomatic efforts to stop iran who calls the program peaceful have been unsuccessful. netanyahu spoke directly to the palestine yal president mahmoud aback. >> we won't solve our problems wit
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the united nations that the world has until next summer to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the white house reacted by saying the u.s. shares israel's goal of stopping that from happening but so far it has refused to set an ultimatum. nbc's danielle leigh reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears about iran's nuclear program, israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united...
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the meeting of the united nations general assembly has put foreign policy front and center. president obama used the ait tack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the death on ambassador stevens to make the case for a broaderhilophy regardinthtu of the relations between the middle east and the west. >> the events of the last two wes also speaks to the need for all of us to honestly address the tensions between the west and the arab world that is moving towards demoacy. >> while he mad car tt the videtrkheioe s no reflective of american values the president defended the u.s. response and underscored that free speech is essential to prosperity and to peace. >> as presidentf our country, and cmander in chief of our military, i accept that people argoing to cl me awful things everyay. and i will always defend their right to do so. >> the president then made a pitch to enlist the arab world in combatting extremism. >> a politics based only o anger, one based on dividing the world betweens us and , on sets back international cooperation, it ultimately undermines those who tolerate i
the meeting of the united nations general assembly has put foreign policy front and center. president obama used the ait tack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the death on ambassador stevens to make the case for a broaderhilophy regardinthtu of the relations between the middle east and the west. >> the events of the last two wes also speaks to the need for all of us to honestly address the tensions between the west and the arab world that is moving towards demoacy. >> while he mad...
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looking live at new york city, home of the united nations. world leaders from 193 countries are gathering for the annual meeting of the general assembly. president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the meeting on wednesday. he had blistering words at israel today. more on that in a moment. he took aim at the security council on the subject of iran's nuclear program. >> translator: we have business that some members of the security council with little rights have chosen silence with regard to the nuclear warheads of the fake regime while at the same time they impede scientific progress of other nations. >> president obama is in new york tonight ahead of his speech on tuesday, a speech that will condemn violent protests in the middle east and underscore his commitment to keep iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. meanwhile, with just 43 days to go until this country's election, mitt romney has campaigned in colorado. the latest national cnn poll has president obama with a four point lead over governor romney against the backdrop of the political
looking live at new york city, home of the united nations. world leaders from 193 countries are gathering for the annual meeting of the general assembly. president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the meeting on wednesday. he had blistering words at israel today. more on that in a moment. he took aim at the security council on the subject of iran's nuclear program. >> translator: we have business that some members of the security council with little rights have chosen silence with regard...
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the united nation that's the world has until next summer to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the white house reacted by saying the u.s. shares israel's goal oopha happening but so far it has refused to set an ult madeyum. danielle l reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears over i n iran's nuclear program, benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> reporter: just one day after iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused israel and the west of intimidation, netanyahu ran a new ultimatum agnst the controversial nuclear program. >> a red line should be drawn right re be- before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. >>eporter: israel and the west suspect iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon and fear the impact on the region. but so far diplomatic efforts to stop eye ran who calls the program peaceful have been uk unsuccessful. he spoke directly to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >> we won't solve our conflict with libelist spe
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the united nation that's the world has until next summer to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the white house reacted by saying the u.s. shares israel's goal oopha happening but so far it has refused to set an ult madeyum. danielle l reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears over i n iran's nuclear program, benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> reporter: just one day after...
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president obama will address the united nations general assembly. >> no shortage of topics from iran to syria to anti-american protests in the muslim world. kristin fisher is live outside the white house previewing a story that's happening today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: president obama has plenty to talk about. there's the civil war in syria. the recent attacks in libya and egypt and the possibility of iran developing a nuclear weapon. but he's not going to be there long and the president has taken some hits for it. he arrived yesterday in new york city. the first thing he did, he went to sit down not with world leaders but with the ladies of the view. the president will not be sitting down with any world leaders during the u.n. which is extremely rare. last year he had 13 meetings. so critics are accusing the president of putting his reelection efforts ahead of diplomacy but jed white house spokesman jay carney said the president is hosting two receptions for world leaders during the unand he speaks with them on the phone all the time. >> the fact of th
president obama will address the united nations general assembly. >> no shortage of topics from iran to syria to anti-american protests in the muslim world. kristin fisher is live outside the white house previewing a story that's happening today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: president obama has plenty to talk about. there's the civil war in syria. the recent attacks in libya and egypt and the possibility of iran developing a nuclear weapon. but he's...
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we are the security council of the united nations. we are not the wall counsel of not united nations. we have to fulfill our roam to implement a role but today we do not. but if this massacre continues, i think, first, it will have terrible effects on the region, and maybe-- well, our principle, as i was saying, is to comply with the international legal rules. the time comes where the human pressure is too strong, and maybe the time is coming. >> rose: in other words, there may be a time you have to act even though you cannot get security council approval. >> it could be. when you have-- well, when you have such a massacre, you cannot say never. >> rose: people during the time of the sarajevo crisis and that ceend of-- what? call genocide rnls said if you do not do something, history will never forgive you. is there risk of that here? >> that's an argument. a few weeks ago i was preside over at the security council and i will i said to my colleagues, look, it's not an antidote. it's a question of history. and you a responsibility in f
we are the security council of the united nations. we are not the wall counsel of not united nations. we have to fulfill our roam to implement a role but today we do not. but if this massacre continues, i think, first, it will have terrible effects on the region, and maybe-- well, our principle, as i was saying, is to comply with the international legal rules. the time comes where the human pressure is too strong, and maybe the time is coming. >> rose: in other words, there may be a time...
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he's not addressing the united nation, and he talked about a new world order iran leads collecting the nonaligned nations. he sees a whole new anti-american coalition. lou: think about where we are, folks. we're talking about two men who dominate both the meeting at the general assembly and the press. one is sunni, one a shia, both talking about, one could seem, a global call lo fate leaving some folks in the dust of history from their perspective, that is, namely us. >> we were ire irrelevant in the conversation. the middle east had the plates shift in middle east. the arab spring, arab awakening, looked like president obama of the united states was helping to rest that. now we are, 18 months later, they burn the american flag in the streets, anti-american movements all over, killing u.s. ambassadors, attacks united states' embassies. where have we come in 18 months, and at the same time, the president of the united states rather than asserting america's leadership role in the world is off to campaign. lou: off to campaign, and mean while, some is public perception, and that is four m
he's not addressing the united nation, and he talked about a new world order iran leads collecting the nonaligned nations. he sees a whole new anti-american coalition. lou: think about where we are, folks. we're talking about two men who dominate both the meeting at the general assembly and the press. one is sunni, one a shia, both talking about, one could seem, a global call lo fate leaving some folks in the dust of history from their perspective, that is, namely us. >> we were ire...